If you are a producer applying for financing for your confined feeding operation, the age of your facility may affect the time it takes to get your financing application processed. Canada’s Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) is reminding producers to beware financial application processing delays if those producers began operating prior to the introduction of…
Alberta Open Farm Days is about farmers and ranchers inviting their urban and rural neighbors to stop in for a visit to share stories, see demonstrations, and learn more about the farmers who grow their food. Now in its seventh year, Alberta Open Farm Days returns on August 17-18, 2019 as an important ag-tourism event…
The Canadian Centre for Food Integrity’s (CCFI) 2018 Public Trust Research report tracked consumer behaviours, identifying beliefs, values, fears and motivations using an innovative approach called digital ethnography, which is the adaptation of traditional ethnographic study methods to online media. This approach led to the identification of five consumer archetypes and their prevalence in Canadian…
Since the beginning of time, humans have faced security challenges related to protecting themselves, their families and their property. Be it security against other humans, animals or the environment, each problem is mirrored by an opportunity to proactively prevent threats. The hog industry is no stranger to this phenomenon. For us, one of the subtler…
Alberta Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Devin Dreeshen, hosted a BBQ on the Alberta Legislature grounds in Edmonton on July 3 to show support for sectors affected by China’s trade barriers for our products, including pork, beef and canola. Members of Alberta Pork’s Board of Directors and staff were on-hand for the event, along with…
Alberta Pork and Alberta Agriculture and Forestry hosted a town hall teleconference on May 14 for over 70 producers and industry partners, related to ongoing investigation of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in our province, including progress to date. Alberta Pork continues to work closely with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry to prevent the disease from spreading…
In support of the High School Culinary Challenge (HSCC), Hot Chefs Cool Beats—a unique celebration of local food, drink and art—attracted a lot of attention to the Mosaic Centre in south Edmonton on April 25. The HSCC is an annual competition for Edmonton-and-area high school culinary students—the up-and-coming faces of the local food scene. The…
When selling pigs to your neighbours or people you meet online, do you know who they are or where they are taking the animals? If the answer is no, then neither do we. In order to properly respond to a disease outbreak, investigators need to know who and what sites are involved. Which sites are…
The latest Alberta provincial election took place on April 16, 2019. The overall result was a United Conservative Party victory with 63 of 87 total seats in the Legislative Assembly, forming a majority government. Leading up to the election, Alberta Pork covered electoral boundary changes, constituency characteristics, issues and candidates. What do the results mean…
The next Alberta provincial election will take place on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. With each election cycle comes the possibility of new representatives and electoral boundary changes. Which candidate in your constituency best represents the interest of agriculture? Learn more about the election issues. Taken together, all constituencies in Calgary (including Airdrie-East) and Edmonton (including…